Maria Andrade

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Maria Andrade
Personal information
NationalityCape Verdean
Born (1993-03-19) 19 March 1993 (age 31)
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight49 kg (108 lb)
Sport
Sport Taekwondo
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals 2016 Summer Olympics
Medal record
Representing Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde
Women's taekwondo
African Taekwondo Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Agadir -49 kg

Maria Andrade Teixeira (born 19 March 1993) is a Cape Verdean taekwondo athlete.

She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the women's 49 kg, where she lost to Panipak Wongpattanakit in the preliminaries. [1] She was the flag bearer for Cape Verde during the Parade of Nations [2] and the closing ceremony. [3]

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References

  1. "Maria Andrade". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  2. "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  3. "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony". 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
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